It's been a long time!

Wow, it sure has been a long time since I've been on here. So much has gone on in the last few months. I am excited to say that I'm officially a Stay at home Mommy!! I got laid off in early May, and I have never been happier. The reasoning behind it was really stupid but oh well I get to be home w/ Zachary.
Zachary is now 6 1/2 months old. We just went to pediatrician last week & he is 18 lbs 12 oz and 27 1/4 long. He's still in the 75% for height & 70% for weight. He's a Moose! Z is growing up so fast. We spend most of the day playing on his playmat, singing songs, reading books, & jumping in the jumperoo. He is rolling all over the place & doesn't stay in one place for very long!
Brianna is 8 yrs old today. She is such a good big sister, and is always ready & willing to be a good helper. Her last day of 2nd grade is tomorrow. So she's very excited about her summer vacation esp now that she'll get to do lots of fun things w/ Zachary & I.--and of course Christopher & Jonathan!

Doc appt

Zachary had an appt today. He got 2 more shots, so he was not a happy little guy. He screamed & cried for probably 10 mins or so. It just breaks my heart when this happens since it's a sound I don't hear very often. He is a little chunker. At 11 weeks old he weighs 13 lbs and is 24 inches long. Doctor said that is 75% for height and 70% for weight. He's had a pretty fussy night and I finally got him to fall asleep in his swing after giving him some baby Tylenol. I'm not moving him, I'll sleep on the couch tonight!

Sad day..

Today's blog entry isn't about the Buescher's. It's asking for prayer for some friends of ours. Dan & Jenn lost their sweet little girl Josephine (Jojo) yesterday. She was home alone with her brothers and went up to her room to play. When they didn't hear from her they went to check on her and found her hanging in her room. The thought is that she was playing & accidentally slipped and got the belt to the robe caught around her neck. I can't even begin to imagine the pain that Dan & Jenn are going through, and the poor boys! If you are the praying type, please keep them in your prayers.

Ugh!

Yesterday I ended up in bed with some sort of stomach bug. I had a fever, didn't want to eat & well I'll spare you the other details..haha! Jay kept Zachary for me last night & I hated every minute of it. I know I should have taken the time to rest & feel better instead I was upset that I couldn't be cuddling with my little guy. I go back to work next week & I want to eat up every minute with him until then! Luckily, I am better today, fever has been gone since about 4am. I guess it was just that 24 hour bug going around. My FIL came over today to help with Zachary since he was planning on it last night & he loves spending time with him ( he doesn't get him too much when Sue is around since she LOVES holding him! :) ) so I managed to get some laundry done & do some cleaning up around the house.

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The best day of my life...

Without a doubt, the best day of my life was November 10, 2009. Zachary James was born at 5:45 am via C-section. He was 7 lbs 12 oz and 22 inches long.

I woke up the morning of 11/09/09 not feeling well, so Jay said to stay home if I wanted to since I just felt "off" I took a nap that morning, woke up around 1:00 and went I went to stand up I felt this huge waterfall go down my legs. I thought oh crap, I either just wet myself or my water broke! I called my OB & he said he thought it was just urine, so to come in & he would do the test to make sure. Well it kept going, so when I called him back he said to meet him at the hospital. Jay was about an hour away seeing a patient at another hospital so he called his Dad to come get me & he met me there. I was immediately put in a room, but since I wasn't having any contractions they started Pitocin. I got to 10 cm dialated very quickly and started to push. They thought Zachary would be here by maybe 2am. I got the epidural & felt NO pain ( it was wonderful!), then after 4 hours of pushing my doc came in & said he thought I would need a C-section. My pelvic bone is oddly shaped & poor little guy was banging his head on my bone and not coming down any further. I was crying since I didn't want surgery but anything to get my baby here. The surgery wasn't so bad, I actually dozed off during it a few times. Because of where Zachary was & where my incision is I bought myself a C-section for any further kiddos we have, though I am pretty sure we are done. We have our incredible little girl, and our perfect little boy. Life couldn't be any better. I have an amazing family, wonderful friends & a relationship with Christ...How could it be any better!?

Zoo trip!

One of my favorite places to go in St Louis is to the Zoo. It's huge, I get my walk in, I love to see all the animals & it's where Jay & I went on our first date. Naturally, I couldn't wait to take Zachary there! We went last Thursday with Daddy & we had a great time. He slept for about the 1/2 of the zoo then he wanted to eat ( any Mommies know how that works!). After that he was wide awake so Jay held him as we walked around & I pushed the stroller. He's obviously too little to comprehend what's going on but he is very nosey and always wants to be in the middle of things, such an observant little guy! If he's anything like Mommy, I think he'll like the bears the best! We also went to the zoo the following Monday with my friend Karen & her sons but there is not much to write about that trip, b/c he slept the entire time. :)

First attempt at blogging

Hi everyone!
I've decided to attempt a blog to keep you all current on the happenings in Missouri. Everything is going great here. Zachary is thriving and is already 10 weeks old! He does something new everyday & he never ceases to amaze me. His new thing is "talking" he will lay on his back, or tummy and just talk to us. We talk back & leave little pauses for him to answer us and he pretty much always responds at the correct times. :) I read in one of my baby books, it's a really good way to teach them conversation skills even at such a young age! He's pretty much sleeping through the night ( knock on wood) for a baby his age STTN is considered 5 hours at a time, and we USUALLY get 5-7 hours the first stretch & then another 2-3 hours after a feeding.
Brianna is doing pretty well in school. We took her off of her medicine for ADD & are exploring other options for her as far as treatment. The meds were she on were making her very withdrawn & actually pretty mean ( which is not like her at all!). Since taking her off the meds, we have to stay on top of her with focusing on school & stuff but she is a much more loving child & is back to her sweet self. She always wants to help with Zachary and is a great big sister!
Jason is going back to doing mainly home health. He will do the study stuff, for 20 hours a week and the rest is seeing patients. I feel bad for him b/c I know he feels like he missed alot the past 10 weeks with Zachary & when he does home health he can have these opportunities to make his own schedule again & still provide a very good living for his family.
As far as me, I am doing really well. Still trying to lose the rest of the baby weight. I have about 10 lbs to go to reach my pre-pg weight. It's been hard since I had a C-section my muscles are pretty much shot & anything too strenous really hurts still. So I am trying to walk & also do stomach crunches. It's a long battle, but I am working on it! I go back to work a week from Monday & I'm sad about it. I'm going to miss Zachary a ton, but I am also looking forward to having the adult interaction again & getting back into some sort of routine. I took 12 weeks off with Zachary & it will be hard getting used to getting up & going to work again. Well that's my first attempt at blogging. I'm going to try to write every other day or so, or when circumstances warrant it. I hope you enjoy keeping up with us! We love you all :)